Terry Allen, MLK Day celebration, Esme Barrera memorial among music highlights

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Friday: 7 Minutes in Heaven: A Celebration of Esme Barrera at Mohawk outdoor. In 2012, the Austin scene was shaken by the murder of Esme Barrera, a vibrant special education teacher and local music superfan. Friends will gather to celebrate her legacy at this benefit show featuring sets from Cigarettes After Sex, Ted Leo, Jim Ward and more. Barrera was a passionate supporter of Girls Rock Camp Austin, where she volunteered as a counselor each summer. To honor her, Girls Rock affiliates have joined forces with her friends and family to launch a pilot program for a Girls Rock Camp in Barrera's hometown, El Paso. With money raised from the show and a GoFundMe page managed by Barrera's sister, the group hopes to provide scholarships for 25 girls, transgender and non-binary youth to attend the camp free of charge. $20. 6 p.m. doors. 912 Red River St. mohawkaustin.com. — D.S.S.

Friday: Austin Music Foundation & KUTX present The Next at Antone’s. This gig presents a wonderfully diverse cross-section of Austin sounds. Standouts on the stacked bill include bedroom R&B singer Alesia Lani, powerful blues-rockers Kalu & the Electric Joint, dreamy electro-pop artist Shy Beast and Latin rhythm kingpins Superfonicos. Otis Wilkins, Aaron Stephens and Western Youth round out the bill. All seven artists recently graduated from the AMF’s Artist Development Program, a seven-month training intensive designed to help promising artists take their careers to the next level. Catch these rising talents now and brag to your friends about how you saw them first. $20. 8 p.m. 305 E. Fifth St. antonesnightclub.com. — D.S.S.

Saturday: Terry Allen at Paramount Theatre. A relatively new but very welcome tradition, Lubbock-raised Allen’s January show at Austin’s old-faithful theater promises to be every bit as good as the highly praised shows of the past couple years — and maybe better, given that New Orleans singer Shannon McNally is part of the ensemble this time. She joins a world-class cast that includes Charlie Sexton on guitar, Glenn Fukunaga on bass and Lloyd Maines on pedal steel. Allen has called Santa Fe, N.M., home for three decades now, but his ties to Austin (where his sons Bukka and Bale both live) are deep, and his music remains deeply steeped in Texas lore. $20-$39.50. 8 p.m. 713 Congress Ave. austintheatre.org. — P.B.

Saturday: Cup of Ambition: a Dolly Parton Birthday Bash at Barracuda. A nexus of the Red River District’s punk/indie scene isn’t exactly where you’d expect to find a tribute show for country legend Parton, but then Dolly’s music has always transcended boundaries. To honor her 73rd birthday, more than a dozen Austin musicians will play her songs, including Jackie Venson, David Ramirez, Melat, Walker Lukens, Carson McHone, Kalu James, Elizabeth McQueen, Acey Monaro of Go Fever, Mariclaire Glaeser of Shy Beast, Cory Reinisch of Harvest Thieves, Sara Houser of Lowin, and Leslie Sisson & Cara Tillman of Moving Panoramas. Proceeds go to Front Steps, the nonprofit that manages the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless in the Red River District. $10-$15. 9 p.m. 611 E. Seventh St. barracudaaustin.com. — P.B.

Sunday: Nagavalli album release at One World Theatre. The title track of “Immersion,” the new record from this Austin singer who grew up in Mumbai, India, is 49 minutes long. “Immersion” doesn’t fit into standard preconceptions of albums, and that’s part of what makes it fascinating, along with Nagavalli’s enchanting exploration of genres well outside the realm of most Western Hemisphere music. Self-described as “Eastern soul with delicate touches of pop, rock, trance and pure Eastern tradition,” Nagavalli’s art is unlike any other you’ll hear in Austin. Special guests for this show include Patrice Pike, Oliver Rajamani, Ginger Leigh and sitarist Indrajit Banerjee. $35-$55. 7 p.m. 7701 Bee Caves Road. oneworldtheatre.org. — P.B.

Monday: MLK Celebration at Huston-Tillotson University. The musical roster for this year’s community celebration honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King gets an extra shot of sizzling soul this year as vocal powerhouse Tameca Jones joins a lineup that also includes rapper/scholar Bavu Blakes, Pat G. and the reunion of local funk-a-teers, Les and the Funk Mob. The event also includes food vendors, booths from community groups and kids’ activities. 11:15 a.m. 900 Chicon St. mlkcelebration.com. — D.S.S.

Tuesday: “Hi, How Are You” Day at ACL Live. A relatively small but utterly charming celebration of renowned songwriter Daniel Johnston’s birthday last year at the Mohawk, this event moves to a much bigger stage for its second go-round, with an impressive lineup to match. Indie heavyweights the Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo, Built to Spill and Bob Mould head a cast that also includes locals the Black Angels and Bob Schneider. Proceeds support the Hi, How Are You Project, which seeks “to end the stigma around mental health conversations,” per the show’s promo material. $49-$79. 7 p.m. 310 Willie Nelson Blvd. acl-live.com. — P.B.

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Friday-Saturday

Poi Dog Pondering with Abra Moore at 3Ten

Bill Frisell with Tony Scherr & Kenny Wolleson at Continental Club

Mike Flanigin Trio with Jimmie Vaughan & Herman Jackson at C-Boy’s

Friday

JJ Grey & Mofro, Commonheart at Stubb’s outdoor

Mother Falcon Music Lab Scholarship Fundraiser with Mother Falcon, Ray Prim, Little Mazarn, SuperGlue Quartet at Blackerby Violin Shop Studios

Arriba Venezuela with Victor Murillo at Mexican American Cultural Center

MAPS benefit with Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band, Trouble in the Streets, Carrie Fussell, Technicolor Hearts, Sydney Wright, DJ Synthemesc at Barracuda

David Messier, Andrew Nolte at Townsend

El Ten Eleven, Joan of Arc, Dolphin Dilemma at Empire

Joan of Arc at Waterloo Records

Justin Jay, Huxley at Parish

Peterson Brothers, Denny Freeman at Saxon Pub

South Austin Moonlighters, Cale & the 45s at Sam’s Town Point

Apopka, Kay Odyssey, Labrys, Jess Ledbetter at Spider House Ballroom

Niles Berklee at Radio Coffee & Beer

Ladies Night with DJ Chorizo Funk at Sahara Lounge

Wendy Colonna at Threadgill’s

Adrian Ruiz Quartet, TripTrio with Lissa Hattersley at Elephant Room

Worm Suicide, Hormones, Pistolators at Beerland

Saturday

Snail Mail, Why Bonnie at Mohawk outdoor (sold out)

Walter Beasley at One World Theatre

Dolly Parton birthday bash with Stephanie Bergara, Lindsay Beaver, more at High Road on Dawson

Madisons, Extreme Heat, Roger Len Smith at Saxon Pub

Kody West at Stubb’s indoor

Sarah Grace & the Soul at Parish

Jesse Ebaugh, Christy Hays at Sam’s Town Point

Lost Counts, Eric Burton at Continental Gallery

Pleasure Venom, Oysters, Pollen Rx, Goodgirl at Cheer Up Charlie’s

David Fore Band, Larry Seaman at El Mercado Backstage

Henry Brun & the Latin Playerz at Elephant Room

Money Chicha, Kiko Villamizar at Sahara Lounge

Dogs & Diamonds, Teddys, Cecilia & the Broken Hearts at ABGB

Microsessions with Ali Holder, Brandon Luedtke, My Golden Calf at Imagine Art

And Then Came Humans, Buenos Diaz, Connie Kirk at Townsend

Rochelle & the Sidewinders at Skylark Lounge

Motenko, Alyssa Grace at Stay Gold

Sunday

Jon Spencer & the Hitmakers, Hey Jellie at 3Ten

Suzanna Choffel at Cosmic

Lavelle White, Mike Keller at Antone’s

That 1 Guy at Stubb’s indoor

Purgatory Players at El Mercado Backstage

Mike & the Burnalls, Dale Watson at C-Boy’s

Jeff Lofton Trio at Geraldine’s

Kate Howard, Resentments at Saxon Pub

Danny Brooks Brotherhood at Opal Divine’s

Monday

Arielle LaGuette, Kalu James at Townsend

Mystery Monday with Christine Albert, Kym Warner at El Mercado Backstage

Dale Watson, Peterson Brothers at Continental Club

Church on Monday Band at Continental Gallery

Texas KGB, Rochelle & the Sidewinders at One-2-One Bar

Tyler Stuckey, Kathryn Legendre, Texas Tycoons at White Horse

Michael Mordecai’s Jazz Jam, Jon Blondell Trio at Elephant Room

JD Clark at Geraldine’s

Tuesday

Sue Foley Acoustic Trio, David Grissom at Saxon Pub

Thursday, Vein at Barracuda (sold out)

Ephraim Owens, James McMurtry at Continental Gallery

Mike Stinson, Whitney Rose at Continental Club

Lindsay Beaver, Antone’s Big Trio at Antone’s

Sacresc, Girling, Subcommander at Mohawk indoor

Warren Hood at Cosmic

Toni Price at Threadgill’s

Zack Varner Quintet, Sarah Sharp at Elephant Room

Lex Land at Geraldine’s

Wednesday

Atmosphere, Dem Atlas, Lioness, DJ Keezy at Emo’s

Joyce Manor & Jeff Rosenstock, Remember Sports at Mohawk outdoor

Griffin House at Cactus Cafe

James McMurtry, Jon Dee Graham, William Harries Graham at Continental Club

Hill Country Hustlers, Christy Hays, Rock Step Revelators at White Horse

Sumac, Divide and Dissent at Barracuda

Ray Prim at Geraldine’s

Kym Warner at Townsend

Warren Hood at ABGB

John Inmon at El Mercado Backstage

Shelley King at Hilton Cannon & Belle

Shivery Shakes, Space Tan, Lechuza at Mohawk indoor

Thursday

Laura Gibson at Cactus Cafe

Thursday, Vein at Barracuda

Hunt Sales at Waterloo Records

Kenny Williams at Parker Jazz Club

Patrice Pike, Love & Chaos at Saxon Pub

Jonathan Terrell, Jeremy Pinnell, Saddle Sores at White Horse

Bonnie Whitmore, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few at Continental Gallery

Van Mary, TC Superstar, Zetta Joule at Hotel Vegas

Chump, Doofus, Crystal Rat, Malion at Beerland

Temple of Ape Collective at the Electric Church

D Madness Project at Half Step